Appendix:Quenya/sav-

Quenya

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [sav]

Verb

sav- (first person aorist savin)

believe (that statements, reports, traditions etc. are) true, accept as fact

Usage notes

not used with a person as object (in the sense of believing that this person tells the truth); with a noun, name or corresponding pronoun as object, sav- implies "I believe that he/she/it really exists/existed"